Sentence examples for far second from inspiring English sources
"far second" is correct and usable in written English
This phrase is used to compare two things and indicate that the first is much better or more tangible than the second. For example, "He came in first in the race by a large margin, with the second place finisher far second."
But for many, the first reflex is suspicion that the finer points of life come a far second to raw power and the bottom line.
It is bigger than most of the other lenders to go out of business so far, second only to New Century Financial.
Viewers in the Cleveland media market have been treated to 65,781 political advertisements this year so far, second only to Las Vegas's 71,326, according to Kantar Media/CMAG, which tracks political ad spending and traffic.
His supporters say that nobody is better at winning than Mr. Powers, a former aide to Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato who took over the state party after it had been left for dead in the 1990 election, when the Republican candidate for governor, Pierre Rinfret, finished a far second to Mr. Cuomo and left the party more than $2 million in debt.
We were by far second best in every single department.
Both Wharton and Stanford come in at a far second, each with only 15 chiefs represented.
So far, second-half estimates have not been lowered.
So far, second-screen apps are dwarfed by the popularity of the social media giants Facebook and Twitter.
Conversely, Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers must contend with a Baltimore pass rush that has amassed 19 sacks so far – second-most in the league.
So far, first promising approaches exist in cancer therapy.
The Bills were first in the league last season, and so far third this year.
